A three-year-old boy and his grandparents who died in a crash this week will be laid to rest this afternoon. 

A funeral for the trio will take place at 2pm at St John the Baptist Church in Cashel, Co Tipperary. 

Thomas O’Reilly (45), his wife Bridget (46) and their grandson Tom died after the car they were travelling in hit a wall in Windmill Knockbulloge on August 29th. 

A man and a woman in their 20s were also in the car and were brought to hospital to be treated for serious injuries. 

Tributes have poured in from friends, family and the local community, with the Cashel community described as being ‘numb’ with shock following the tragedy. 

Cashel Cathaoirleach Councillor Declan Burgess previously told Newstalk the town is “in a state of shock at the moment”. 

“It’s quite alarming, it’s quite frustrating, it’s quite upsetting,” he said. “It’s going to take time to heal. 

"The town of Cashel is in a state of shock at the moment." Cathaoirleach of Cashel, Cllr. Declan Burgess on the second serious road crash to affect Tipperary within a week.

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“The town of Cashel and its people are still trying to cope with the situation.” 

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar offered his condolences to the friends and families of those affected by the crash. 

“My thoughts are with everyone in Tipperary with this awful news coming so soon after the tragic deaths in Clonmel,” he said. 

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said it was a "devastating loss of life." 

"The enormous sense of shock and grief in the community is shared by people across the country," he said. 

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family who have suffered so much, their neighbours and friends." 

The funeral comes following the final funeral for the victims of the Clonmel crash on August 25th. 

Zoey Coffey was laid to rest in Clonmel yesterday, a day after siblings Grace and Luke McSweeney. Nicole Murphy was laid to rest on Thursday, August 31st.